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Themes in 1 Samuel 30

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Themes in 1 Samuel 30

1 Samuel 30:1 (show verse)

{Now} when David and his men came [to] Ziklag on the third day, [the] Amalekites had raided [the] Negev and Ziklag. When they attacked Ziklag, they burned it with fire.

Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Amalekites, the » Pillaged and burned ziklag
Captive » Prisoner of war
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Philistines » Ziklag a town of, taken and plundered by the amalekites
Sieges » Mentioned in scripture » Ziklag

1 Samuel 30:2 (show verse)

They took captive the women who were in it, {from the youngest to the oldest}. They did not kill anyone, but carried [them] off and went on their way.

1 Samuel 30:3 (show verse)

When David and his men came to the city, {they saw}, and [it] was burned with fire, and their wives, their sons, and their daughters had been taken captive.

Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul

1 Samuel 30:4 (show verse)

Then David and the people who [were] with him raised their voices and wept until there was not [enough] strength in them to weep.

Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Mourning » For the dead » Lamentations

1 Samuel 30:5 (show verse)

Two of David's wives had been taken captive. Ahinoam {from Jezreel} and Abigail, the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Ahinoam » Wife of king david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul

And {David was in a very precarious situation}, for the people spoke of stoning him, for the souls of all the people were bitter, each [one] over his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in Yahweh his God.

Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Meekness » Exemplified
The Providence of God » Saints should » Encourage themselves in
Trust » Of saints--exemplified

1 Samuel 30:7 (show verse)

Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, "Please bring the ephod here for me." So Abiathar brought the ephod to David.

Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Ephod » A sacred vestment worn by the high priest » Used as an oracle
the Ephod » For the high priest » Worn or held by him when consulted
The high priest » Duties of » Enquiring of God by urim and thummim
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Revelation » Methods of » By urim and thummim
Urim and thummim » Instances of consulting God by

1 Samuel 30:8 (show verse)

And David inquired of Yahweh, saying, "Should I pursue after this band [of raiders]? Will I overtake them?" He said to him, "Pursue [them], for you will certainly overtake them, and you will certainly rescue them."

Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Armies » March in ranks » Religious ceremonies attending » Seeking counsel from God before battle
Ephod » A sacred vestment worn by the high priest » Used as an oracle
the Ephod » For the high priest » Worn or held by him when consulted
The high priest » Duties of » Enquiring of God by urim and thummim
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Prayer » Answered » David, asking about ziklag
Urim and thummim » Instances of consulting God by

1 Samuel 30:9 (show verse)

So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and they came to the Wadi Besor, but the rest remained.

Abiathar » High priest. Called ahimelech in » Consults the ephod for david
Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Besor » Gaza » Near » Gaza
Brooks » Mentioned in scripture » Besor
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul

1 Samuel 30:10 (show verse)

David pursued, he and four hundred men; but two hundred men stayed because they were too exhausted to pass over the Wadi Besor.

1 Samuel 30:11 (show verse)

Then they found an Egyptian man in the open country and brought him to David, and they gave him food and he ate; they also gave him water.

1 Samuel 30:12 (show verse)

They gave him a slice of fig cake and two raisin cakes; he ate and {this revived him}, because he had not eaten food or drunk water [for] three days and three nights.

Abiathar » High priest. Called ahimelech in » Consults the ephod for david
Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Amalekites, the » Pursued and slain by david
the Diet of the jews » Articles used for » Dried fruit
Fig » Dried and preserved
Fig tree » Fruit of » Eaten dried in cakes
Food » List of articles » Dried fruit
Food » Articles of » Dried fruit
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Raisins » Given to the starving egyptian to revive him
Victuals » List of articles » Dried fruit
The vine » The fruit of » Eaten dried

1 Samuel 30:13 (show verse)

Then David said to him, "{To whom do you belong}, and from where [are] you? The young man said, "I am an Egyptian young man, a servant of an Amalekite man, but my master abandoned me because I became ill three days ago.

Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Amalekites, the » Pursued and slain by david
Business life » Employers » bad examples
Business life » Employers » Bad
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Masters' » Bad--exemplified » Amalekite
Servant » Bond » An abandoned sick man
Sickness » The wicked » Forsake those in

1 Samuel 30:14 (show verse)

We raided the Negev of the Kerethites and that [which belongs] to Judah and then the Negev of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag with fire."

1 Samuel 30:15 (show verse)

So David asked him, "Will you take me down to this band [of raiders]?" He said, "Swear to me by God that you will not kill me and that you will not deliver me into my master's hand! Then I will take you down to this band."

Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Amalekites, the » Pursued and slain by david
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Philistines » Called cherethites
Treason » Instances of » Of the egyptian servant against the amalekites

1 Samuel 30:16 (show verse)

So he took him down, and {there they were}, spread out over the surface of all the land, eating and drinking and dancing because of all of the abundant plunder which they had taken from the land of [the] Philistines and from the land of Judah.

Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Amalekites, the » Pursued and slain by david
Cherethites » A philistine tribe, which adhered to david, and with the pelethites formed his bodyguard
Dancing » Worldly
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Philistines » Called cherethites
Philistines » Ziklag a town of, taken and plundered by the amalekites
Revelry » Revelry at social functions
Social functions » Wedding feasts » Revelry at
Social life » Wedding feasts » Revelry at
Treason » Instances of » Of the egyptian servant against the amalekites

1 Samuel 30:17 (show verse)

Then David attacked them from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man of them escaped {except} four hundred young men who rode [off] on camels and fled.

Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Amalekites, the » Pursued and slain by david
Animals » Names of » Camels
Camel » Herds of
Camel » Uses of » For cavalry
Camels » Used for » War
Cavalry » Mounted » On camels
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul

1 Samuel 30:18 (show verse)

So David recovered all that [the] Amalekites had taken; David also rescued his two wives.

Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Ahinoam » Wife of king david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Amalekites, the » Pursued and slain by david
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul

1 Samuel 30:19 (show verse)

None of theirs [was] missing {from the smallest to the greatest}, even sons and daughters, from [the] plunder up to everything they had taken for themselves; David brought back everything.

Amalekites » Defeated by david
Amalekites, the » Pursued and slain by david
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul

1 Samuel 30:20 (show verse)

And David took all of the sheep, and the cattle they drove along in front of that livestock, and they said, "This [is] David's plunder."

Amalekites » Defeated by david
Amalekites, the » Pursued and slain by david
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul

1 Samuel 30:21 (show verse)

Then David came to [the] two hundred men {who had been too exhausted to follow} David; they had left them behind at the Wadi Besor. They went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him. David came near with the people and {asked them how they were doing}.

Besor » Gaza » Near » Gaza
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Salutations » Were given » By superiors to inferiors

1 Samuel 30:22 (show verse)

Then all the corrupt and useless men among the men who went with David reacted and said, "Because they did not go with us, we will not give them [anything] from the plunder which we recovered, {except} each [man may take] his own wife and children. They must take them along and go!"

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul

Thematic Bible

Themes in 1 Samuel 30

1 Samuel 30:1 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:2 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:3 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:4 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:5 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:6 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:7 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:8 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:9 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:10 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:11 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:12 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:13 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:14 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:15 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:16 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:17 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:18 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:19 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:20 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:21 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:22 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:23 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:24 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:25 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:26 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:27 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:28 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:29 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:30 (show verse)

1 Samuel 30:31 (show verse)